A Thing that is Precious to Me

　　　　　　　　　My precious thing is the koto. This instrument has very beautiful sound!!! I was given it by my relative who is my grandmother’s sister. Her name is Kikuko. She is a great teacher of the koto. She was very grad when she hears that I learn how to play the koto. I had learned how to play the koto for nine years. When I was an elementary school student, I started to learn it with my sister. I liked to playing the koto very much! Playing the koto is a part of my life. Of course, now, I like koto very much too. I‘ll never forget to hear a performance that Kikuko played the koto for me I wanted to be good at plying the koto more. It was very nice performance. Therefore, I practiced more. My teacher of the koto was praised highly this koto’s sound because it was made from paulownia wood and it is continued to play. It is very important for me, and I have to continue to play because I want to take over her heart.